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Religions > Bible |
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"noah" |
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01 Feb 2007 10:55:12 PM |
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The Present Trend |
The Present Trend
The pagan beliefs which oppose God's plan of redemption now permeate
Western society undermining the strong influence which the Bible once had.
And it is that biblical influence to which much of the credit for the West's
scientific, technological, and economic advancement must be given. The
resultant prosperity stands in marked contrast to the abject poverty of the
Third World, where paganism has reigned, and Communist countries, where
materialistic atheism has been the religion. Technological benefits, however,
affect only this life. The question of what lies beyond this brief sojourn on earth
has haunted mankind since the dawn of history. This is where religion enters in:
to offer something beyond death-the happy hunting ground of the American
Indian, the celestial harem of the Moslem filled with beautiful maidens... a land
to which spirits go, but a land of shadow and fear. Hope of life after death is
vain, however, without a resurrection. Not Buddha, not Confucius, not
Mohammed, nor any other religious leader rose from the dead. Christ alone,
after giving His life to save sinners, came back from the grave. The apostles
gave their lives to bring this good news of redemption, "the gospel of the grace
of God" (Acts 20:24), to the lost. Martyrs by the millions have died to keep
that message pure. Today that truth is mocked-and in the name of Christ! In a
fine display of mea culpa the United Church of Canada confessed to the Native
American Indians, "Our Christian image of God is twisted and blurred. We
were closed to the beauty of your spirituality. Please forgive us." Try to imagine
Christ apologizing for dying for the sins of the world and being the only Savior,
or the apostle Paul apologizing to Jewish, Greek, and Roman converts for
winning them to Christ! The stakes are too high-the eternal destiny of souls-to
compromise truth. Unfortunately, compromise, as we shall see, is coming from
the highest levels of Christian leadership. Everyone is free to accept or to reject
Christ. But it is dishonest to call oneself a Christian while misrepresenting what
Christ taught and accomplished. By the same token, native and nature religions
must be honestly evaluated for what they truly are, including the beliefs behind
them and the results they produce.
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| User: "Bill M" |
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| Title: Re: The Present Trend |
02 Feb 2007 02:00:06 PM |
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"noah" <noah@globalflood.info> wrote in message
news:Ruzwh.18658$B_.13726@newsfe06.phx...
The Present Trend
The pagan beliefs which oppose God's plan of redemption now permeate
Western society undermining the strong influence which the Bible once had.
And it is that biblical influence to which much of the credit for the
West's
scientific, technological, and economic advancement must be given.
Religious belief and pure nonsense! Biblical and religous beleif has acted
as a restraint
on the progress of science.
The
resultant prosperity stands in marked contrast to the abject poverty of
the
Third World, where paganism has reigned, and Communist countries, where
materialistic atheism has been the religion.
More *****. Most of the poor countries of South America and Africa are
Christian.
And the booming China, Japan and North Korea arer basically pagan.
Technological benefits, however,
affect only this life. The question of what lies beyond this brief sojourn
on earth
has haunted mankind since the dawn of history. This is where religion
enters in:
to offer something beyond death-the happy hunting ground of the American
Indian, the celestial harem of the Moslem filled with beautiful maidens...
a land
to which spirits go, but a land of shadow and fear. Hope of life after
death is
vain, however, without a resurrection. Not Buddha, not Confucius, not
Mohammed, nor any other religious leader rose from the dead. Christ alone,
after giving His life to save sinners, came back from the grave.
In your unproven myths and fables!
The apostles
gave their lives to bring this good news of redemption, "the gospel of the
grace
of God" (Acts 20:24), to the lost. Martyrs by the millions have died to
keep
that message pure. Today that truth is mocked-and in the name of Christ!
In a
fine display of mea culpa the United Church of Canada confessed to the
Native
American Indians, "Our Christian image of God is twisted and blurred. We
were closed to the beauty of your spirituality. Please forgive us." Try to
imagine
Christ apologizing for dying for the sins of the world and being the only
Savior,
or the apostle Paul apologizing to Jewish, Greek, and Roman converts for
winning them to Christ! The stakes are too high-the eternal destiny of
souls-to
compromise truth. Unfortunately, compromise, as we shall see, is coming
from
the highest levels of Christian leadership. Everyone is free to accept or
to reject
Christ. But it is dishonest to call oneself a Christian while
misrepresenting what
Christ taught and accomplished. By the same token, native and nature
religions
must be honestly evaluated for what they truly are, including the beliefs
behind
them and the results they produce.
More myth, fable and pure 'opinion'!
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| User: "oldwetdog" |
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| Title: Re: The Present Trend |
03 Feb 2007 01:33:18 PM |
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noah wrote:
The Present Trend
noah, when I open a post, and I see one big block of text, I don't read it.
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